text_original: It was not that men were opposed to the Church, but they judged its privileges to be excessive, its disciplinary courts to be vexatious, its officials to be too numerous, and its wealth to be devoted to purposes which had ceased to be of the first importance.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT THAT MEN WERE OPPOSED TO THE CHURCH BUT THEY JUDGED ITS PRIVILEGES TO BE EXCESSIVE ITS DISCIPLINARY COURTS TO BE VEXATIOUS ITS OFFICIALS TO BE TOO NUMEROUS AND ITS WEALTH TO BE DEVOTED TO PURPOSES WHICH HAD CEASED TO BE OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ðæt mˈɛn wɜːɹ əpˈoʊzd tə ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, bˌʌt ðeɪ dʒˈʌdʒd ɪts pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz təbi ɛksˈɛsɪv, ɪts dˈɪsɪplˌɪnɛɹi kˈɔːɹts təbi vɛksˈeɪʃəs, ɪts əfˈɪʃəlz təbi tˈuː nˈuːmɚɹəs, ænd ɪts wˈɛlθ təbi dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə pˈɜːpəsᵻz wˌɪtʃ hæd sˈiːst təbi ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns.